I thought I’d celebrate reaching the 25 mark today with my traditional solo meal, but wound up instead having lunch with a potential client at Early Girl Eatery. The meeting didn’t go so well. What I thought was going to be a discussion about freelance work (which is what I do) turned into a job pitch for a tech company in Johnson City, Tennessee. There are worse ways to spend a birthday, I guess, than being offered a job by a recruiter, but I didn’t take kindly to having my time wasted. Especially today.

I told them I would think about it. As much as I love working for myself, the practical side of me would love the safety of an actual job. So far most of my business has just fallen into my lap. I shouldn’t assume that it always will. Or I should at least have some kind of plan to attract more business. Or I should consider joining a company where I can make good money and have a reasonable expectation of job security. Does that sound like fun to anyone else? Me, neither.

Anyway, today is my birthday. No more business. Aggie has offered to take me out tonight, and I’m thinking of taking him up on it. I’m fairly determined that this year’s birthday won’t be as horrific as last year’s. I worked through my birthday last year, and had a dark crash at the end of it. I’m in a better place emotionally this year. Maybe the day calls for a little time in the sunshine.